Results for Tax
Daily Media Briefing
June 22, 2018- Facebook should be dumped by all sustainable funds, Nordea says
- Shell joins Carbon Trust programme to drive lower offshore wind costs
- Wind and solar will reach 50% of global generation by 2050
- Netflix paid no UK corporate tax in 2017 – and received a €200k rebate
- MPs to examine environmental footprint of UK fashion industry
Daily Media Briefing
June 13, 2018- Goldman Sachs Asset Management launches exchange-traded fund to track JUST Capital’s Index
- UK MPs urge banks to end “alpha male culture” to close gender pay gap
- Seattle City Council repeals “head tax” following big-business opposition
- Asia Pacific computer users most vulnerable to cyberattacks due to high percentage of unlicensed software use
- Germany to miss 2020 climate target, government concedes in official report
Daily Media Briefing
May 08, 2018- Amazon pauses Seattle expansion in response to proposed tax that would help the homeless
- Walmart takes on Amazon in India with Flipkart deal
- Sainsbury’s drops project to halve food waste
- Report: Textile certification schemes slammed for false promises
- Tourism responsible for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
Daily Media Briefing
May 02, 2018- Companies ignore calls for greater disclosure on labour practices
- Apple to buyback $100 billion in stock, in line with wider trend following US corporate tax reform
- Ben & Jerry’s and 350.org campaign for a freeze on Australian fossil fuel investments
- UN Climate Change secretariat releases first annual report
- EDF plan for tallest UK onshore wind turbines prompts outcry
Key takeaways from JUST Capital’s rankings on corporate tax reform
April 26, 2018 Rob Du Boff explains the findings of JUST Capital’s rankings on the controversial US corporate tax reform. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
April 19, 2018- IMF sounds alarm on excessive global borrowing
- Walmart to double charging network for electric vehicles
- P&G to buy German Merck’s consumer health unit for €3.4 billion
- Costa Coffee to recycle equivalent of all its takeaway cups each year
- EU circular economy plans clear major hurdle after MEP approval
Daily Media Briefing
March 23, 2018- Microsoft signs largest corporate solar agreement in US
- Britain intends to stay in Europe’s carbon market until at least 2020
- Mining companies struggle with wave of tax increases
- Great Pacific garbage patch found to be 16 times larger than previously thought
- Scientists use DNA-editing to dispense with the need for hops in brewing
Daily Media Briefing
March 15, 2018- Report: Pensions industry needs to engage with millennials to encourage pension saving
- Clinical trials tracker: In just three weeks, US government failed to levy $13 million pharma fines
- Theranos accused of “elaborate, years-long fraud” by SEC
- Lush launches campaign targeting palm oil industry in Asia
- Mossack Fonseca law firm to shut down after Panama Papers tax scandal
Daily Media Briefing
March 12, 2018- Multinationals paying less tax despite curb on avoidance
- S&P accused of weakening ratings model to win business in landmark Australian lawsuit
- KFC reverts to old chicken supplier after massive shortage led to forced store closures
- Macron pledges €700 million for new solar projects in developing countries
- Eon to acquire Innogy in €43 billion deal with RWE
Daily Media Briefing
March 07, 2018- Coca-Cola to launch alcoholic drink in Japan
- Ireland chooses BNY Mellon as custodian to manage Apple back taxes fund
- Trump administration sues California over laws protecting immigrants
- Report: UK plastics recycling rate exaggerated by packaging industry
- L'Oréal makes moves towards becoming carbon neutral in the US